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May 22

Japan, South Korea deepen energy ties: LNG, supply chains and AI security top summit agenda

Japan and South Korea have agreed to deepen cooperation on energy security and supply chain resilience, placing crude oil, petroleum products, LNG, and critical industrial materials at the centre of a wider effort to manage geopolitical shocks from the Middle East to North Korea.

AMD's Lisa Su says AI demand is 'absolutely real' as CPUs return to focus

May 22

Trump calls off executive order for AI safety due to concerns about inhibiting growth

May 22

Anthropic reportedly eyes Microsoft Maia chips to cut Nvidia reliance

May 22

Taiwan moves to govern AI across risk, talent, and education

May 22

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AIColumn: World Models—taxonomy and technical foundations in embodied AI

May 25, 07:31

"World models" have risen swiftly to prominence in AI discourse—and just as quickly become a source of confusion. Over the past two years, the term has grown simultaneously ubiquitous and ambiguous, invoked across generative AI and robotics research communities to describe fundamentally different architectural paradigms.

ICT MANUFACTURINGColumn: US summit signals shift to trusted supply chains, reshaping global manufacturing partnerships

May 25, 07:30

At the 2026 SelectUS Investment Summit in Maryland, US officials used the flagship investment forum to outline a national industrial strategy prioritizing supply chain reconstruction and alliances, casting manufacturing and AI infrastructure as strategic priorities. The event drew more than 5,500 attendees from over 100 countries.

PC, CESamsung's China exit shows Korean brands under pressure

May 25, 07:30

Samsung Electronics' retreat from China's TV and home-appliance market is raising broader questions for South Korean industry, as Chinese companies gain ground in consumer electronics, autos and memory chips.

SOFTWARE, BIG DATAIndia roundup: India accelerates chip ambitions, but ecosystem gaps remain a key challenge

May 25, 07:29

India is advancing its technology and semiconductor ambitions through new fab projects, packaging facilities, data center investments, and industry partnerships. However, analysts say the next phase of the India Semiconductor Mission will depend on addressing weaknesses in equipment, materials, supply chains, talent, and R&D, as the country seeks to convert investment momentum into a sustainable semiconductor ecosystem and broader digital manufacturing growth.

ICT MANUFACTURINGSyntec Technology profit hits record as AI drives factory automation demand

May 25, 07:29

Syntec Technology reported record quarterly revenue and profit for the first quarter of 2026, as demand for high-end control systems and robotics applications rose with manufacturers' push toward AI-enabled automation.

SERVER, IPC, CLOUD COMPUTING, IOTEmbedded substrates draw AI chip interest as packaging turns strategic

May 25, 07:27

Rising interest in embedded substrates among Nvidia, AMD, and Intel signals potential shifts in AI data‑center supply chains, as the technology promises improved signal integrity and power stability for high-performance chips. Global hardware makers and suppliers may need to adapt their manufacturing and investment priorities to support advanced packaging worldwide.

AIOpenAI opens first lab outside the US in Singapore as Google deepens government AI ties

May 24

Google and OpenAI's expanded cooperation with Singapore aims to accelerate AI adoption, workforce training, and safety measures, providing a model for other countries. The moves could shape global AI policy, talent flows, and public-sector deployment by showing how major tech firms partner with a small, strategically positioned city-state and innovation.

PC, CEGeopolitics disrupts chips — can Taiwan and South Korea cooperate to hold the line?

May 24

The global semiconductor industry is being pulled in two directions. On one side, the cost of building a single advanced chip factory has ballooned to as much as US$40 billion, concentrating production in the hands of a shrinking club of players. On the other hand, US-China technology rivalry is redrawing the map of who gets to make what — and for whom.

AIJensen Huang says he uses Claude at work and his son runs AI agents at home to manage the family

May 23

Jensen Huang fielded a wide-ranging set of questions during his Taiwan visit this week, touching on China market access, rising memory costs, silicon photonics, the LPU versus GPU debate and the future of AI agents — while making clear that Nvidia's commitment to Taiwan's supply chain runs deeper than any competitor's announced figure.

SERVER, IPC, CLOUD COMPUTING, IOTJensen Huang lands in Taiwan, calls Vera Rubin biggest product ramp in computer history

May 23

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Taiwan on May 23 ahead of COMPUTEX, telling reporters that the company's next-generation AI server platform — codenamed Vera Rubin — will be the most successful product generation in Nvidia's history and potentially the largest product rollout Taiwan's electronics industry has ever seen.

AITokens per joule: Microsoft's quiet metric for separating AI hype from reality

May 23

The AI race has no clear winner — and may never have one, a senior Microsoft executive argued on the third day of the Plug and Play May Summit in Sunnyvale.

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